Family Feud - Military History Edition

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OK, so I’m a military history fan, and I like the Family Feud games, so I’ll run one with an emphasis on military history/military themes. Usual rules apply, no looking at other answers until you’ve entered your own answers. First 50 answerers score points based on 2xnumber of same answers. Good Luck!

Here we go!

  1. Name a military historian.

  2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy.

  3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat?

  4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once.

  5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess.

  6. What is the most famous military school?

  7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.)

  8. Who was the greatest conqueror?

  9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle.

  10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65?

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  1. Shelby Foote

  2. The Art of War

  3. Waterloo

  4. Belgium

  5. The Spartans

  6. West Point (U.S. Military Academy)

  7. Marathon

  8. Alexander the Great

  9. Panzer

  10. Farragut

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  1. Stephen Ambrose

  2. Achtung - Panzer - Heinz Guderian

  3. Carrhae

  4. Poland

  5. Sparta

  6. West Point

  7. Cannae

  8. William

  9. Tiger

  10. Farragut

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  1. Name a military historian.

  2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy.

  3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat?

  4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once.

  5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess.

  6. What is the most famous military school?

  7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.)

  8. Who was the greatest conqueror?

  9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle.

  10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65?

  11. John Keegan

  12. The Art of War

  13. Gettysburg

  14. Iraq

  15. SPARTANS!

  16. West Point Academy

  17. Battle o’ Thermopylae

  18. Alexander the Great

  19. Panzer

  20. Porter

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  1. Name a military historian.

James McPherson
2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy.

The Art of War by Sun Tzu
3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat?

Agincourt (or stunning victory, depends on…)
4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once.

France
5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess.

The Berserks

  1. What is the most famous military school?

Sandhurst

  1. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.)

Issus

  1. Who was the greatest conqueror?

Alexander the Great

  1. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle.

Big Bertha (or was WW1?)
10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65?

Pelham (I started to say Farragut but I’ll go with Pelham since he’s less well known and I think he was an Admiral)

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  1. Stephen Ambrose
  2. The Art of War by Sun Tzu
  3. Waterloo
  4. France (aka ‘Cheese-eating surrender monkeys’)
  5. Spartans
  6. West Point
  7. Marathon
  8. Alexander the Great
  9. Panzer
  10. David Farragut
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  1. Name a military historian. Clausewitz

  2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. Art of War

  3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? Waterloo

  4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once.Belgium

  5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. Zulus

  6. What is the most famous military school? West Point

  7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) Thermopylae

  8. Who was the greatest conqueror? Genghis Khan

  9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. M3

  10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? Farragut

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  1. Donald Kagan
  2. The Prince
  3. Pyrrhic
  4. France!
  5. Spartans
  6. West Point
  7. Cannae
  8. Caesar
  9. Panzer
  10. John (complete guess)

Obviously my Classics minor is showing up here.

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  1. John Keegan

  2. The Price of Admiralty

  3. Waterloo

  4. France

  5. Germany

  6. West Point

  7. Thermopylae

  8. Alexander

  9. Panzer

  10. Farragut

10

  1. Julius Caesar

  2. On War (by von C.)

  3. Agincourt.

  4. France.

  5. Spartans.

  6. West Point.

  7. Salamis

  8. Genghis Khan

  9. Sherman

  10. No-one of international reknown anyway.

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  1. Name a military historian.

Ambrose Brice?
2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy.
The Art of War
3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat?
Little Big Horn
4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once.
Poland
5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess.
Rome
6. What is the most famous military school?
West Point
7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.)
The Battle of Jericho
8. Who was the greatest conqueror?
Alexander the Great
9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle.
Sherman Tank
10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65?
Captain Crunch

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I’m noticing some kind of pattern forming for Question 2 but can’t quite put my finger on it. (Of course the question has an answer before it is ever written.)

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  1. John Keegan
  2. The Art of War
  3. Waterloo
  4. France
  5. This! Is! SPARTA!
  6. West Point
  7. Thermopylae
  8. Genghis Khan
  9. Sherman
  10. er, Gridley?
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  1. Name a military historian.
    Turkinius
  2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy.
    The Art of Turkey
  3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat?
    The Battle of Turkeyloo
  4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once.
    Turkey
  5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess.
    The Turks
  6. What is the most famous military school?
    Turkey Point
  7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.)
    The Battle of Turkgamela
  8. Who was the greatest conqueror?
    Meleagris the Great
  9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle.
    The CS-3 “Fighting Turkey”
  10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65?
    Admiral Arlan G. Turkey of North Carolina
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  1. Stephen Ambrose
  2. Art of War
  3. Waterloo
  4. France
  5. Sparta
  6. Sandhurst
  7. Thermopylae
  8. Mr A. T. Great
  9. Sherman
  10. Farraguat
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  1. Name a military historian. John Keegan

  2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy.The Art of War

  3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat?Cannae

  4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once.France

  5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess.The Spartans

  6. What is the most famous military school?West point

  7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.)Marathon

  8. Who was the greatest conqueror?Genghis khan (aka Temujin)

  9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. T-34

  10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65?Farragut

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  1. Name a military historian.

  2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy.

  3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat?

  4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once.

  5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess.

  6. What is the most famous military school?

  7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.)

  8. Who was the greatest conqueror?

  9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle.

  10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65?

  11. Ambrose

  12. The Art of War

  13. Waterloo

  14. France

  15. Zulus
    6.West Point

  16. Marathon

  17. KAAAAAHHHHNNNNN (Ghengis)

  18. Sherman

  19. Farragut

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  1. Shelby Foote
  2. The Art of War, by Sun Tsu
  3. Battle of Tsushima Strait
  4. The UK (or whatever name the island of Great Britain was using when it was invaded by Angles, Saxons, Danes, Romans, Normans…)
  5. Spartans
  6. West Point
  7. Battle of Marathon
  8. Genghis Khan
  9. Sherman Tank
  10. David Farragut
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  1. Name a military historian.
    Julius Caesar

  2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy.
    Sun Tzu’s The Art of War

  3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat?
    Waterloo

  4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once.
    Poland

  5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess.
    The (Ancient) Spartans

  6. What is the most famous military school?
    West Point

  7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.)
    Thermopylae

  8. Who was the greatest conqueror?
    Genghis Khan

  9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle.
    Panzer

  10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65?
    …? (I can think of many names but I don’t know which if any of them are Naval)

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  1. Name a military historian. Julius Caesar

  2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. Sun Tzu’s The Art of War

  3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? Isandlwana

  4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. Poland

  5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. Ghurka

  6. What is the most famous military school? West Point

  7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) Thermopylae

  8. Who was the greatest conqueror? Tamerlane

  9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. Sherman

  10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? Admiral David Farragut